Once more [please]
mōichido [onegaishimasu]
Good morning (informal / formal)
ohayō (gozaimasu)
Good evening
konbanwa
Hello / Good afternoon
konnichiwa
Goodbye
sayōnara
Good night
oyasumi(nasai)
See you
ja mata
Thank you (informal / formal)
arigatō (gozaimasu)
Sorry / excuse me
sumimasen
please
onegaishimasu
yes / that's right
hai
no / that's wrong
iie
how are you?
ogenki desu ka
Yes, I'm fine
hai, genki desu
chemistry
kagaku
a national of ~
~ jin desu
how do you do ? (literally first meeting)
hajimemashite
Pleased to meet you (literally please be nice to me)
dōzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu
I
watashi
you (informal)
anata
that person / he / she (informal / formal)
ano hito (/ ano kata)
suffix added for politeness
~ san
suffix added for children
~ chan
who (informal / formal)
dare (/ donata)
how old (informal / formal)
nan sai (/oikutsu)
I am ~ years old
watashi wa ~ sai desu
I'm from ~ (country)
~ kara kimashita
Excuse me, but
shitsurei desu ga
Your name? (polite)
o namae wa
This is Mr. / Ms. ~
kochira wa ~ san desu
who is that person ?
ano kata wa donata desu ka
country
kuni
Japan
nihon
South korea
kankoku
China
chūgoku
America
amerika (katakana)
Europe
yōroppa (katakana)
England / Britain / UK
igirisu (katakana)
France
furansu (katakana)
Germany
doitsu (katakana)
Hong Kong
honkon (katakana)
Singapore
shingapōru (katakana)
Malaysia
marēshia
teacher (their job / my job)
sensei (/kyōshi)
student
gakusei
specialised subject
senmon
company employee
kaishain
employee of ~ (company name)
shain
bank employee
ginkōin
(medical) doctor
isha
researcher / scholar
kenkyusha
hospital
byōin
company
kaisha
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
zero (katakana)
ichi
ni
san
yon
go
roku
nana
hachi
kyū
jyū
numbers
bangō
1 year old
issai desu
8 years old
hassai desu
20 years old
hatachi desu